Our Lady of Guadalupe: A Convert’s Guide to Feasting the Patroness of the Americas
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12) is my favorite Marian feast day of the year! (I’m doing my happy dance. While typing.…
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Comfort and Upheaval: Thoughts on Mary During Advent
This Advent, I am remembering how I came to love (really love) Our Lady. I am remembering an Advent about five years ago when a…
What are some great Catholic sites to visit on summer vacation?
According to a survey by Forbes.com, an estimated 20 million pilgrims visit the shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City every year. And…
Experiencing Spanish Mass
This summer, we were lucky enough to spend a week in El Paso. Apart from the obvious great things that come with being in El Paso — La Lupe, La Lupe’s food, La Lupe’s hospitality, the descendants of La Lupe — one of the things I look forward to the most is going to Mass.
Whenever we are in El Paso we attend Our Lady of Guadalupe parish. When we lived in El Paso we were so loyal to this church that I actually thought it was the only church in all of El Paso until I was about 9.
